A fitted, cozy beanie knitted from fingering weight yarn, Padma uses stranded knitting techniques to create an innovative lotus flower motif. As decreases are worked, another lotus grows organically at the crown. Padma is offered in three sizes to ensure a perfect fit. Shown here in a luminous aqua and navy blue, Padma is a fun pattern sure to bring calm to any knitter’s life – it also works great as a gift.

Finished Size (unstretched):

Small: 18 in/ 46 cm – fits up to 20 in head.
Medium: 20 in/ 51 cm – fits up to 22 in head.
Large: 22 in/ 56 cm – fits up to 25 in head.

The pattern includes separate charts for each size.

Skills necessary include:

Chart reading; stranded knitting, including weaving in floats. Some of the floats between colors are quite long - for instructions on how to weave in floats, please see Knitty.com’s excellent tutorial.

Needles:
1 set size US 0 (2.0 mm) 16” circular needles; 1 set size US 1 (2.25 mm) 16” circular needles; 1 set size US 1 (2.25 mm) 6” double-pointed needles.
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If you prefer to knit in magic loop, use 1 set size US 0 (2.0 mm) 40” circular needles; 1 set size US 1 (2.25 mm) 40” circular needles.

Gauge:
7-8 sts = 1” on US 1 (2.25 mm) needles.

Hat shown uses 1 skein of Knit Picks Stroll Sock Yarn in Midnight Heather and 1 skein of Knit Picks Stroll Tonal Sock Yarn in Blue Yonder. You will need approximately 150 yards of each color.